About Us

Blues Brews and a glimpse back in time

How it all came to be…

Located at 2337 South Michigan Avenue, our historic Landmark building takes you back in time to when the neighborhood was home to the original Chicago automotive industry. Starting in 1901 Motor Row District boasted countless automotive dealerships and showrooms. The district eventually became a part of the beginnings of the Chicago blues community with music bars, and even the legendary Chess Records – one of the original recording studios in the city. Our Brewery aims to bring all of this back; the music, the community and the industry.

Craft Beer From the City that Works

Lager focused creatively driven

Created by our Brewmaster, Frank Lassandrello, we make everything from spot-on interpretations of traditional styles to some of the wildest beers you’ll ever drink.

Our year-round offerings, Reclamation Lager and Fleetwood Black, harken back to the Midwest’s proud tradition of great lager beers.

We will also offer extended seasonal releases (including a series of easy-drinking Belgian-style ales, perfect for summer) as well as collaborations and experimental one-offs.

Craft Brews On Draft

Reclamation Lager
4.5%
Our Flagship beer is a classic clean lager, a traditional style Munich Helles made with American pilsner malt and German aroma hops.
Dark Humor
6%
Our Blonde Belgian honey wheat is the perfect balance of light tart and a little sweet with a beautiful dry finish. This beer is wheaty deliciousness, a little bit of summer all year round. This batch of dry humor has been dubbed the Dark humor special for the fall season we brewed it with buckwheat honey from Laney Honey Family Farms.
Kangaroo Court
5%
The Australian pale ale is a maltier version of a hoppy American pale ale brewed with Aussie hops and a caramel roast mid malt.
WET HOP WONDER 4
7%
Our annual Wet Hopped beer! Brewed with wet Cascade hops from Hop Head Farms in MI and tons of oat and rye malt

Slow Burn
6%

Spicy and savory Hazy IPA brewed with 6 varieties of roasted peppers Poblanos, Jalapenos, Beaver dam, Paprika, Macedonian and Cayenne all from Nodding Onion farms. Citrus hop profile from Loral hops.
Broad Shoulders
7%
Our house IPA is a classic American style IPA with flavor and aroma from MI Cascade hops and a smooth malt finish from wheat and oats
Fleetwood Black
4.5%
The beloved black lager is back! This seductively dark, medium bodied, malty goodness Schwarzbier radiates chocolaty coffee flavors without being too heavy, so have a few.
Feral Bee
7%
For this member of the family we took everything good about our Dry Humor and kicked it up a notch. Still made with orange blossom honey we spiked it with a wild sour yeast and dry hopped it with equinox hops. Making this crisp easy drinking beer a little more fun and funky.

Find Us

Our Taproom

2337 s Michigan Ave Chicago IL 60616

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Upcoming Events

The Original Chicago Blues Stars Perform an open Jam session every Thursday

Mr. & Mrs.Smith Comedy Present Your Brain On Beer Stand up every month

Dec

Mingle and Jingle

Dec

Brews and Blues with the Original Chicago Blues All Stars

Dec

Brews and Blues with the Original Chicago Blues All Stars

Dec

New Year’s Eve Extravaganza

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